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Revista Latinoamericana de Bioética
Print version ISSN 1657-4702On-line version ISSN 2462-859X
Abstract
FAJARDO RAMOS, Elizabeth; NUNEZ RODRIGUEZ, Martha Lucia and HENAO CASTANO, Angela Maria. Resilience in In-Home Caregivers of Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic. rev.latinoam.bioet. [online]. 2020, vol.20, n.2, pp.91-101. Epub Apr 23, 2021. ISSN 1657-4702. https://doi.org/10.18359/rlbi.4813.
Objective:
This study aims to identify the resilience level in formal and informal in-home caregivers of older adults in Ibagué during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods:
Quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study with a convenience sample of 49 formal and informal in-home caregivers of older adults. We administered the Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRSC), an instrument consisting of four items, to these caregivers. The questionnaire was self-completed and, in some cases, answered by telephone. The data were collected in April 2020.
Results:
35 women and 14 men participated in this study. The formal (69.4 %) and informal caregivers, mostly family (30.6 %), were between 18 and 30 years old (65.30 %). Their resilience levels were high (16.3 %), moderate (61.3 %), and low (22.4 %). There was a significant association between caregiver type and resilience level (p < 0.05). Other studied covariates did not show a significant association.
Conclusions:
Due to stressful situations caused by care during social isolation and the risk of death of the elderly by COVID-19, strategies to improve resilience related to emotional, cognitive, and sociocultural interventions in the caregiver should be considered.
Keywords : Resilience; elderly; caregiver; COVID-19; formal caregiver; family.
